1. (

• Lent ,
• Lententide

) a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday ;

1. (

• lend ,
• impart ,
• bestow ,
• contribute ,
• add ,
• bring ,

) bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" ;

2. (

• lend ,
• loan

) give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money" ;

3. (

• lend

) have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to; "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse" ;